Forest already look okay in midfield to me, but John McGinn sounds like he would make them even stronger in there if he joins before the transfer window closes.

You certainly wouldn’t bet against Mark Warburton making it a hat-trick of impressive signings from north of the border, if he manages to add McGinn to his two captures already this summer from the Scottish Premier League, in Jason Cummings and Barrie McKay.

He looks to have pulled off a couple of really good signings, in Cummings and McKay.

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Cummings might be having to bide his time when it comes to league action, having not started in the Championship yet since arriving at the City Ground from Hibs, but he’s shown his lethal finishing with three goals in two games in the Carabao Cup – with two of them coming against Premier League Newcastle.

And McKay has been one of the best players so far this season.

Barrie McKay sets off in celebration after giving Forest the lead against Middlesbrough (Image: Ritchie Sumpter @ JMS Photography)

In contrast to Cummings, he’s started every league match so far, and has scored twice, setting the tone for an impressive start with the winning goal against Millwall in the first match of the season and then netting in the 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough.

If McGinn is at the same level of those two players, he would be a very good signing indeed.

Jason Cummings flicks in his first goal against Newcastle (Image: Dan Westwell)

And he looks like he might be, when you look at his career, helping Hibs win promotion into the Scottish top flight last season, alongside Cummings, and having played for his country.

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Mark and Frank McParland look like they are using their knowledge of Scottish football, from working at Rangers, to try to cherry pick the best players from up there, players who can come and make an impact in the Championship – and fair play to them.

Hibernian's John McGinn

It reminds me of Nigel Clough taking the likes of Johnny Russell and Craig Bryson to Derby from clubs in Scotland, and they have gone on to do well at the other end of the A52.

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There is very little value to be found in today’s transfer market, but Mark looks to have found a way of getting good, young players on good deals, by looking towards Scotland.

Like I said, I actually think Forest are in good shape for midfielders, although David Vaughan and Chris Cohen are both currently injured, but if Mark wants McGinn I hope he gets his man, and he comes in and makes the same impact as McKay and Cummings.